No
one
would
have
known
that
Sonu
Nigam
was
nervous
about
walking
the
ramp
for
the
first
time
last
night.
The
singer
walked
the
ramp
at
the
ITC
Grand
Central
for
Shantanu-Nikhil.
Says
Sonu,
"I
was
terrified
initially.
As
I
walked
the
ramp
though,
I
got
calmer.
I
have
done
thousands
of
stage
shows
but
it's
different
when
walking
the
ramp.
It's
not
just
walking.
I
was
the
showstopper
of
Shantanu-Nikhil's
show.
One
needs
to
have
a
certain
change
of
attitude,
have
passion,
style,
composure
and
poise
while
modelling
something
on
the
ramp.
Since
I
am
doing
it
for
the
first
time
I
have
told
my
family
not
to
show
their
face
at
the
event
or
to
sit
on
the
last
seat.
I
don't
want
to
do
it
wrong
or
be
embarrassed
or
overwhelmed
on
seeing
them."
Wasn't
he
scared
of
a
wardrobe
malfunction
considering
that
it
has
been
happening
quite
a
lot?
Sonu
laughs
and
says,
"No.
I
was
fully
prepared.
The
actual
outfit
was
in
black
+
printed
jacket
and
trousers
and
I
was
wearing
lots
of
layers
beneath
that
to
cover
any
goof-ups
that
could
have
happened."
Sonu
says
his
first
stint
at
the
fashion
show
happened
suddenly.
"I
met
my
designers
Shantanu
and
Nikhil
for
the
first
time
on
Saturday.
They
had
designed
my
look
for
the
cover
of
OK!
India
magazine
for
me
and
I
was
quite
impressed.
It's
strange
but
musicians
often
don't
make
it
to
the
covers
of
magazines
in
India
but
OK!
India
contacted
me
and
they
reinvented
and
stylised
me.
I
had
my
hair
straightened
by
B:
Blunt
and
the
shoot
turned
out
to
be
amazing!
I
couldn't
recognise
myself.
Then
my
friend
Rohit
Roy
told
me
that
Shantanu-Nikhil
are
the
best
in
menswear.
We
selected
9
changes
though
that
day
they
didn't
come.
When
they
asked
me
after
the
shoot
if
I'd
walk
for
them
I
agreed." Apart
from
walking
the
ramp,
Sonu
has
been
reading
film
scripts
and
travelling
for
concerts.
"I
will
be
going
to
Nagpur
for
Gandhi
Jayanti
along
with
my
dad
Agam
Nigam
and
Gunjan
and
performing
to
patriotic
songs
there.
I
am
also
working
on
my
new
Kannada
album."
Story first published: Friday, October 3, 2008, 9:39 [IST]